What artists were popular?

[enemeane]

Say 30 or 40 years ago in Jamaica. Want to make a mix for a friend. Thanks in advance!

[Drifter141]

Start with some Heptones, Jacob Miller/Inner Circle, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson, Toots & the Maytals, and some Lee "Scratch" Perry and King Tubby for some of the best Dub.

[rjonsun]

Jimmy Cliff
Regards,
Bob

[jsteil]

Burning Spear, Culture, The Congos, Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh, The Gladiators, Kidus I, UB40 (maybe), Beres Hammond, Black Uhuru,

[booger]

Bob Marley and the Wailers

[Slightly Stoopid]

Derrick Morgan , Sugar Minott,Half Pint, Wayne Smith,Skatalittes,Errol Dunkley, Colin Roach,Johnny Clarke ...Ernest Ranglin
I'm a big fan of Ska & Rocksteady ...
Even artists of today ..10 Foot Ganja Plant, Easy-Star All-Stars,Aggrolittes,John Brown's Body
Youtube ..is your new best bud ...lot's off tunes ...

[Slightly Stoopid]

I've taken down ... tons of music over the years ..in CD format & memory sticks - 2 or 4 gig ...& handed them out to various bars ( Canoe/ Mom's Place ) & tourists - ( Groove 16 & random people )
I did a music swap on here a few years ago
U can get music from youtube ..by right clicking on the video ( & copying the URL ) ..in another window have a youtube to MP3 converter ,,paste the URL ..download -& open to an Itunes account
Audio only ..no video...I'll hit up someones channel ..& surf away

[johng]

What no King Yellowman??? He was from Negril!!! , no Israel Vibration??? Epic!!!! No Desmond Dekker??? Original!!! Junior Byles??? Tragic!!! No Lone Ranger??? Barnabas Collins??? Huge!!! No Ekk A Mouse?? Wa Do Dem!!!! No Sister Nancy?? Bam Bam!!! Barrington Levy?? Murderer!! Universal!!!


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Hey rjonsun

[Slightly Stoopid]

The list is .... endless ...
Dub, Roots, Lovers Rock ,Ska , Rocksteady ,Dancehall
I have approx 5,000 reggae tracks & more being added weekly/monthly
used to sit @ the record shop (beside Mary's Bay ) for hours in the late 80's ...1 - 45 after another

[MikeyNYC]

Slightly knows his stuff.
Some artists that he hasn't mentioned:

Old stuff: Hopeton Lewis, John Holt, The Paragons, Phillys Dillon, The Melodians, The Techniques.
Check out The Slackers for new stuff. Also check out The Bluebeats for some recent (mid 90's) stuff that is a throwback to the trad stuff.

A great comp that I have is "20 Greatest Hits of Treasure Isle Vol. I" if you just want to look that up and not have to do too much digging.